Soldering-tool



(No Model.)

H. BRASCH.

SOLDERING TOOL.

No. 365,293. Patented June21, 1887.

HENRY BRASOH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SOLDERING=TOOL.

SPECIPICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 365,293, dated June 21,1887.

Application filed April 12, 1887.

,of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSoldering-Tools, of which the following-is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has for its'objcct to provide a soldering-tool so coustructed that the soldering-copper can be readily removed from the 'handleto be exchanged for another, for the purpose that a singlev handle willanswer for differently shaped coppers, and in which the coppcr can beadjusted'to different angles and secured in the handle to be eitherrigid therewith or pivotal therein; and for that purpose my inventionconsists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafterdescribed and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan View, and Fig.2 a side elevation, of the tool complete; Fig. 3, a longi' tudinalsection of the end of the graspingjaws of the handle with the copperheld therein; Fig. 4, a side elevation, and Fig. 5 a plan, of thegrasping'jaws of the handle with the cop-- per held pivotally therein;Fig. 6, a longitudinal section with the soldering-copper somewhatmodified; and Fig. 7 is an inward face View ofa prong-head of thehandle-shank.

Corresponding letters in the severalfignres of the drawings designatelike parts.

A is the wooden handle, into which is secured the pointed end of shankB, that is bifurcated, forming two spring-prongs, b and b, drawn towardeach other bya thumbscrew, 0, tapped through about the center of prongb, and pivotally secured with its shouldered point in prong b by awasher riveted upon its end.- Each prong b b has at its end a circularhead, a, which heads are concaved on their opposing faces, jointlyforming aballsocket for the globular-shaped head 11, formed on the endof the soldering-copper D, oppo- Scrial No. 234,542. (No model.)

site to the pointed or chiselshaped working end of the same. The annularedges around the concave of each head 0 are provided with five (more orless) segmental notches, e, engaging the neck f of the soldering-copperin such a manner that said copper can either be;

secured on a straight line with the handle, at right-angle position, oron an angle of fortyfive degrees with such handle, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. 2. These notches e afford a more rigid hold for the copperby clamping after adjustment, and are also provided for the purpose ofpivotally connecting the copper by contracting the jaws 0 justsufficiently upon head (I and neckf to allow pivotal movemento'f, thecopper around its axis, as shown by Figs. 4 and 5, which is desirablewhen the tool is to be used around circular or cylindrical objects toaccommodate itself to the varying tangential angles. The head of thesoldering-copper may be made semi-globular as well, as shown in Figs. 1and 6,and marked d. Asoldering-tool thus made will be complete for allsorts of work tinners and plumbers may have to do, the copper beingreadily exchangeable and adjustable to the desired angular position, tobe either rigid with its handle or pivotaltherein.

What I claim is 1. A clamp for holding a soldering-copper, consisting ofabifurcated shank having a compressing means and concaved ends withnotched edges, as set forth.

2. A soldering-copper provided with a globular head, connected to it bya cylindrical neck, in combination with the handle and bifurcated shankarranged with a clampingscrew, and having concaved ends with notchededges, substantially as set forth, to operate as specified.

In'testimony whereof I affix my signature in

